The statistics for diabetes are terrible and the only thing worse than the statistics is when God's people get taken out of the game with sickness. Do you know that 86 MILLION people in the United States have diabetes, up from the previous estimate of 26 million in 2010, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention. Here is the scary part.......1 out of 4 people with diabetes don't even know they have it.

Another 86 million adults - more than 1 in 3 have pre-diabetes, where their blood sugar level are higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes.

People with diabetes are at increased risk of very serious health complications including vision loss, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputation of toes, feet or legs and premature death.

This can all be prevented if people would monitor their blood frequently and with Direct-to-Consumer affordable labs you can! If a problem is identified you can get very serious about diet, exercise and supplements.. Diabetes can be cured with diet IF it is caught in early and no damage has been done to blood vessels, organs or brain tissue.

Please take advantage of monthly specials at Direct Labs and get yourself tested. Anywhere in the country we will help you find a draw site. Do not let this disease sneak up on you. It is a complete killer of the body and brain and it can be prevented and possibly reversed with the right diet, exercise and supplements. Remember, you can take a massive heart attack and it has nothing to do with cholesterol, but it was poor blood sugar control and poor diet.

According to research studies people with diabetes have a higher-than-average risk of having a heart attack or stroke. These two events strike people with diabetes more than twice as often as people without diabetes. Please, get tested and discuss the results with a healthcare provider! People who are overweight or obese and between 40 -70 years old need to be screened according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The new recommendations were published in the Oct. 27 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.